System for analyzing and predicting cash-at-risk investments and gambling outcomes

Abstract

A system is described for compiling and comparing the prediction accuracy of analysts to improve user prediction performance. The system includes a processor having software programmed to compile prediction data of the analysts based upon an outcome of the analyst's selections. The processor is in communication with a database for data storage. An interface is configured to provide an interactive link between the user and the prediction data. The interface provides a display portal for viewing the prediction data. The processor automatically tracks and records the performance history of the analysts and ranks them according to performance history. The processor presents the ranks of the analysts to the user through the display portal to the user who is then able to purchase a prediction from any of the analysts for a future event by payment of a fee.

1 . A system for compiling and comparing the prediction accuracy of one or more analysts to improve user prediction performance, the system comprising:
 a processor having software programmed to compile prediction data of one or more analysts based upon an outcome and performance of the one or more analysts selections;   a database in communication with the processor and configured to provide persistent data storage; and   an input/output interface in communication with the processor and the database and configured to provide an interactive link between the user and the prediction data, the input/output interface providing a display portal defining a plurality of visually perceptible elements corresponding to the prediction data;   wherein the processor automatically tracks and records the performance history of the one or more analysts, the processor ranks the one or more analysts according to performance history, the processor presents the ranks of the one or more analysts to the user through the display portal, the user being able to purchase a prediction from any of the one or more analysts for a future event.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user is able to sort the ranks of the one or more analysts based upon the future event, the ranks being assigned to the one or more analysts based on performance data in selected categories of events. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is programmed to permit the user to see the prediction of a single analyst upon the payment of a fee. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the software of the processor is programmed to generate a single prediction based upon the combined prediction of multiple analysts. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the user is permitted to combine a number of analysts into a group for the generation of a single prediction. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the user is required to pay a fee to each analyst in the group for access to each analysts' prediction. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the user retains access to the analyst's future predictions for a predetermined time. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the software automatically applies user defined prediction rules to one or more of the analyst predictions in the group. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the single prediction from the group of analysts is generated by the processor, the processor programmed to:
 gather all predictions from each analyst for each future event of interest to the user;   sort the predictions according to the future event;   assign a point value to each future event representative of the probability of the future event occurring;   apply user defined prediction rules to the assigned point values; and   generate a single prediction of the outcome of the future event.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein performance data of the user is stored and processed, such that the user is ranked with the one or more analysts. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the user receives a fee for the sharing of the user's prediction of the future event. 
     
     
         12 . A method of improving a prediction performance of a user, the method comprising:
 recording, with a processor, the performance history of one or more analysts, the performance history related to the prediction accuracy made with respect to past events;   storing the rankings in a database in communication with the processor;   ranking, with the processor, each of the one or more analysts based upon prediction accuracy with respect to a category of events;   filtering the rankings according to a particular event category; and   permitting a user to sort through the rankings for a particular event category and allow the user to purchase a prediction of the one or more analysts for a future event;   wherein the prediction of the user is improved from the relative quality of the prediction of the ranked analyst.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the processor is programmed to permit the user to see the prediction of a single analyst upon the payment of a fee. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 generating a single prediction based upon the combined prediction of a plurality of analysts.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 forming a group having a plurality of analysts, the user paying a fee for each analyst, the user receiving access to the predictions of the plurality of analysts.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the processor automatically applies user defined prediction rules to the combined predictions of the one or more analysts in order to formulate a single prediction. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 selling the single prediction of the group.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 comparing the single prediction of the group with one or more alternate groups for monetary profit.   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor, perform the steps comprising:
 recording, with a processor, the performance history of one or more analysts, the performance history related to the prediction accuracy made with respect to past events;   storing the rankings in a database in communication with the processor;   ranking each the one or more analysts based upon prediction accuracy with respect to a category of events;   filtering the rankings according to a particular event category;   permitting a user to sort through the rankings for a particular event category and allow the user to purchase a prediction of the one or more analysts for a future event.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 combining the predictions from a plurality of analysts to generate a single prediction, the processor programmed to w/in the single prediction from the group of analysts is generated by the processor, the processor programmed to follow the steps of:
 gathering all predictions from each analyst for a future event of interest to the user; 
 sorting the predictions according to the future event; 
 assigning a point value to the future event representative of the probability of the future event occurring; and 
 applying user defined prediction rules to the assigned point values.